Hi, I'm hoping someone can point me to a database I haven't checked yet. I'm trying to find out more about my great-grandmother and her parents. My grandma (her daughter) is 87 and extremely frustrated that she doesn't know/can't remember more about her mother.

I have Raffaelo's draft card but can't find him or Giovanni on the Ellis Island web site. I did find his brother Leonardo Gavini who came over August 26, 1912 - it says he was from Castelnuovo, Pisa. (That was news to us) Nothing about his brother or his sister-in-law though.

The SS-5, or Application for Social Security Number is a great resource for learning more about individuals who died after about 1960, and generally includes the following: - Full name - Full name at birth, including maiden name - Present mailing address - Age at last birthday - Date of birth - Place of birth - Father's full name - Mother's full name, including maiden name - Sex - Race as indicated by the applicant - Whether the applicant ever applied for Social Security or Railroad Retirement before - Current employer's name and address - Date signed - Applicant's signature

Thank you so much! I know this was awhile ago but I completely forgot my username/password information. I could see the reply online through google and that was it...anyway, I really, really appreciate it! Now trying to find more!

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